“Live in the Home of Professor Bergamot from the Tintin Comics for Sale in Watermael-Vosvoorde, Belgium”

Draftsman Hergé lived near the building. In 1948 he inspired the house of Professor Bergomat on it. The villa pops up The seven crystal balls and in the sequel The Sun Temple. The real villa and the one in the strip resemble each other like two drops of water on the outside.

The house was built in 1905 by Alban Chambon, who also designed the Hotel Métropole in Brussels. Over the years it was renovated while retaining the authentic elements, but the building could use a freshening up and style injection. And the price tag? 1,480,000 euros.

A bargain compared to original Tintin drawings. In February, a drawing of the comic book hero was auctioned in Paris for 2.16 million euros and a world record was set two years ago with the cover drawing of the album The Blue Lotus for which a collector even paid 3.2 million euros.

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The habitable surface of the property is 425 m². Spread over four levels are two reception rooms, six bedrooms and three bathrooms and a wine cellar. There is also a garden of 1000 m².

You can discover what the house looks like on the inside here and with more photos in this real estate advertisement on Immoweb.